According to Fogler in the deleted interview, Newt comes to
New York in 1926 to "buy a gift" when he accidentally switches
briefcases with Fogler’s character.

"He [Newt Scamander] and I [Jacob Kowalski] literally bump into
each other and our cases get switched up," Fogler explained. "I
open my case thinking that inside are going to be pastries and
its actually an entire zoo of magical creatures that come
stampeding out and one of them bites me."

Though we don't know what bites Jacob, we do know one of those
creatures to escape might be Swooping Evil, according to a Pottermore announcement, a blue
bird-like creature with mysterious powers.

We also learn why Newt decides to team up with a No-Maj, or a non
magical person, on this adventure in the first place: He’s trying
to cure Jacob from whatever bit him.

"[Newt] takes me [Jacob] along and tries to heal me as he tries
to collect all these creatures in the city and over the course of
that, he and I become friends," Fogler said.

Meanwhile, the wizarding squad at the Magical Congress of the
United States of America — the US version of the Ministry of
Magic — will be trying to figure out what is going around
wreaking havoc in New York before a group called the “Second
Salemers” (think Salem Witch Trials) find out.

The Second Salemers are a group of No-Maj who want to destroy
wizards and magic.

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It sounds like the unlikely duo of Newt and Jacob will need
all the help they can get from witches Porpentina Goldstein and
her sister Queenie to round up all of his escaped creatures.

Fogler also revealed in the interview that Jacob is a baker who
served in World War I and that the movie trilogy will center
around Newt Scamander, who Fogler describes as closer to the
animals than with other humans, creating the textbook "Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them" that Harry Potter later studies at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

That wasn't all Fogler revealed at CinemaCon. In a different
interview with MTV News, the actor revealed we might see
some familiar faces from the "Harry Potter" series throughout the
trilogy.

"As the stories go along, you will hear mention of your
favorite characters," Fogler said, "And you may meet their young
counterparts along the way."